Human Resources Director | BMO Stadium - LAFC

Los Angeles, CA

Full time

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THE ROLE: Human Resources Director

LOCATION: BMO Stadium | Los Angeles, CA

ABOUT LEGENDS GLOBAL

Legends Global is the premier partner to the world’s greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated suite of premium services through a white-label model that keeps our partners front and center — from feasibility and project development to sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and world-class content and booking.

With a global network of more than 450 venues, hosting 20,000 events and welcoming 165 million guests annually, Legends Global brings unmatched scale, expertise, and connectivity to help our partners grow. The Legends Global Way guides how we operate: Align, Scale, Connect, Team, Win — shared success, repeatable systems, connected solutions, unstoppable teams, and wins that are earned every day.

About the Role

The HR Director partners with leaders across their respective venues and provides strategic advice on a wide variety of areas to maximize organizational performance and to cultivate Legends culture. He/she provides expert recommendations, counsel, and coaching to senior leaders, managers, and employees (union and non-union) on all HR matters including but not limited to areas of performance management, employee relations, HR policies and procedures, training & development, employee engagement, and staffing & recruitment. He/she will proactively anticipate labor/employee relations issues and provide timely and appropriate counsel to resolve them.

The HR Director is also responsible for building bench strength in the organization through the identification, recruitment, and development of top talent. This role is responsible for partnering with the Regional HR Director in driving critical organizational change, cultivating Legends unique organizational culture and implementing Legends people strategy and initiatives across his/her area of responsibility. This role will manage a team of local venue HR professionals and ensure continued growth and development for his/her direct and indirect reports.

WHAT YOU’LL DO (KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & OUTCOMES)

HR Strategy

• Partner with Regional HR Director to drive Legends People Strategy and deliver sustainable HR solutions and programs that support continued organizational growth.

Serve as Business Partner

• Act as a constant conduit for communication between key leaders. Demonstrate depth of knowledge in functional HR areas: employee relations, compensation & benefits, training and development, workforce planning, strategic staffing/recruitment and apply that knowledge to lead others towards successful solutions.

Employee Relations

• Establish and maintain positive employee relations strategies that support the business objectives, while creating an environment of trust and engagement. Ensure appropriate polices and processes are in place to meet all legal obligations (company, local, state, and federal), minimize organizational risk, and provide a safe and secure work environment for employees. Ensure proper preparation of information requested, or required, for compliance with all state and federal laws.

Talent Management- Acquire, Develop and Maximize talent

• Be visible and focused on external recruitment balancing short term and long-term talent planning, on-boarding and diversifying talent levels.

• Partner with General Managers to ensure proper onboarding of all seasonal staff.

• Identify strategic positions and ensure talent action plans are in place at all times (balancing both internal succession planning, external recruiting practices, bench strength assessment).

• Partner with Talent Acquisition Director to constantly challenge innovation around the talent pipeline (where to source the best talent, how to attract them to Legends).

• Manage performance review process. Partner with business leads to ensure employees are aware of broader organizational priorities. Reinforce a constant feedback culture. Review, guide and advise management regarding hires, promotions, transfers, and terminations.

KEY LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with all Legends Global policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

WHAT YOU BRING (QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE)

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• 5+ years of varied human resources experience

• 2+ years of people supervisory experience

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Extensive working knowledge of worker’s compensation, workplace safety, EEOC and FLSA

• Superior computer skills including hands-on HRIS and ATS experience

• Must be comfortable presenting to small and large audiences

• Demonstrated ability to forge meaningful interpersonal relationships across functions, industries and in local communities

• Outstanding leadership skills with a high capacity for managing multiple projects simultaneously

• Proven ability to influence and gain credibility with all levels of employees and customers both internal and external

• Must possess excellent oral, written and listening communication skills and the ability to prioritize and execute in a deadline-oriented environment.

• A strong commitment to delivering a high level of customer and client service with demonstrated initiative, leadership, and management skills.

• The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills; effectively influence others, the ability to make decisions quickly, and a high level of maturity.

• Must be flexible to work extend hours due to business requirements including late nights, weekends and holidays.

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $115,000 - $125,000, commensurate with experience, skills, and qualifications. This role is also bonus eligible. Legends Global offers a competitive total rewards package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & TRAVEL

• This role is based on site at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

• You may be required to work a non traditional schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as required by the business.

At Legends Global, our people power every success. You’ll work alongside exceptional talent, learn from world-leading experts, and contribute to projects that set the standard across sports, entertainment, hospitality, and live experiences. If you’re driven to operate at the highest level, build with purpose, and help partners win on the biggest stages, you’ll thrive here.

Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people.

Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.